Undergraduate Column
First-person essays and opinion pieces from Harvard College students.
For both American and international students, growing up is like learning a new language.
We’re All Harvard Influencers, Like It or Not
In the digital age, it’s hard to avoid playing into the mythology.
by Kate Kaufman
Harvard’s Productivity Trap
What happened to doing things for the sake of enjoyment?
The Trouble with Sidechat
No one feels responsible for what happens on Harvard’s anonymous social media app.
by Kate Kaufman
An International Student on Staying Silent in Trump’s America
What is the price of a Harvard education?
Power is Knowledge
Who gets to make universal art?
by Yasmeen Khan
Highlighting Harvard Magazine’s Fellows
The 2025-2026 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows
Motherhood and Ambition in a Pronatalist World
Gen Z is confronting the age-old question of balance—with a new twist.
by Yasmeen Khan
How Harvard Students Handle Political Disagreements
The Undergraduate asks if intellectualism is really on life support.
“AI Anxiety”
The Undergraduate on the uneasy collision of technology and writing
Feminist Spaces on the Harvard University Campus
On seeking feminist spaces on campus
by Yasmeen Khan